Aburameclanhead: Okay, almost time for an X-men Christmas. How will Shawn deal with his memories? What will the others say when they find out? What's Shawn getting Laura for Christmas? Stay tuned.

Logan: What is this, a 1960s cartoon?

Laura: I can't believe I'm holding Shawn's hand.

The Professor looked strained. "I never imagined that Sinister would come here." he said in disbelief.

"You know that freak Charles?" Logan asked.

"Yes, unfortunately, he's a mutant geneticist who steals genetic material from mutants. His ultimate goal is to create the ultimate being."

Shawn was trying to take all of this in. "I'm not a real person? I did all those horrible things?" He asked no one in particular.

"Don't say that." Laura pleaded. She was having a hard time coming to grips with this, sure she was a clone, but at least she had an actual life. Not a pleasant life mind you but he just woke up one day into a strange and dangerous place. "Your past doesn't make you who you are." she said what Logan had told her when she joined the X-men, gripping his hand tightly.

Logan walked up to Shawn and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. " She's right kid, whatever happened before is ancient history, your with us now."

Shawn looked up to see the older man smiling. "You guys still want me to stay here? The boy asked.

Xavier rolled his chair over to them. "Of course. You were brought here for a reason. This is your home." he said in a comforting voice.

"Shawn," he turned to Laura, "I er ,I mean we, want you to stay with us." she said, her face the deepest shade of red yet.

Shawn smiled " Thanks." he choked out.

"The day after tomorrow's Christmas. That should help take your mind off of things." Logan said, trying to bring some positive energy back into the room.

Shawn was stuck on the word 'Christmas', he felt like he was forgetting something important. "I COMPLETELY FORGOT, I STILL HAVE TO FIND A GIFT!" He screamed, running out of the room.

Laura was chasing close behind, calling out, "Shawn wait."

Logan and the Professor let out heavy sighs.

"He really does recover fast doesn't he?" Xavier laghed.

"I guess so." Logan grinned.

Both of their expressions became serious.

"You think that Sinister creep is looking for Shawn?" Logan asked.

"If I know him, he's known that Shawn has been here all along." the psychic replied.

Laura had followed Shawn into the city but she lost him and was now tracking him by scent alone. It was then that she noticed she was being followed. The scent was similar to Shawn's but it definitely wasn't him. Laura heard a scraping noise from behind. When she turned around, she saw a face that looked way too familiar. "Klaww," she growled, claws ready for a fight.

"You know me? I'm touched," he smirked.

"What are you doing here?" Laura asked, obviously upset that she was looking at the man who had tried to kill Shawn.

"I'm here to check up on your boyfriend, you know where he is?"

"H-he's not my boyfriend," she stammered, losing her self control at the mention of Shawn as her boyfriend, "And I'm not telling you anything."

"Well, someone's turning red. So your hot for the runt?" he asked, doubled over laughing.

Laura could feel her face heating up, though she knew he was right.

"Whatever, that's not why I'm here. Our boss says the runt's had enough playtime and he's gotta come back with me, so tell me where he is and I promise not to hurt you too bad."

"I'll never let you and Sinister take him, he's an x-man now!" Laura had no intention of letting him take Shawn back to Sinister. She lunged at Klaww like a wildcat, only to be swatted away like a fly. She let out a loud "Oof" as she hit the alley wall.

Klaww's face had a look of amusement. " I tried to play nice, but some people just won't get with the program. He walked over to her to 'extract' Shawn's whereabouts from her. He stood over her and slid his claws across her face. "What a pretty face, shame I'm gonna ruin it." he grinned. Just then Laura swept her legs around and knocked Klaww on his ass.

"I don't think so."

"Bitch!" he yelled climbing back on to his feet. Klaww charged her in a fury, slashing his claws wildly.

Laura was easily dodging every move, but when she tried to thrust her own claws into him, he grabbed her arm and kneed her hard enough in the stomach to put her on the ground.

"No matter how fast you heal, you can still feel pain," Klaww grinned as he grabbed Laura by the hair and lifted her off the ground. "Hmm, I wonder if Sinister'll let me keep this one." Klaww realized he had company and ducked five claws flying at him. "So, your powers are maturing? That's good."

"Klaww, why are you here?" Shawn asked. He had only remembered Klaww since a few hours ago, but he did remember that he wasn't the kind of guy to want anything good.

"Sinister wants you to come back Shawn, he says you've been playing around long enough."

"I'm not coming back, I'm happy here with the X-men."

"That wasn't a request runt!"

Shawn got into a fighting position when Klaww started staring off into space.

'Let him go Klaww. Having him on the inside makes our job easier.' Sinister's voice echoed in the elder mutant's head.

"You got lucky this time, but next time, I'll tear your head off," he growled as he left the alley.

Shawn was confused as to why Klaww left, but he was also grateful. He remembered why it took so long to stand up to him. He heard groaning behind him and remembered he wasn't alone. He ran over to Laura and lifted her head of the ground. "Laura, are you allright?"

"Nng, yeah, I think so." she replied. She looked up and saw him looking down at her with concern in his eyes, causing her to look away to hide her blush.

"Are you sure? You look kind of red." Shawn asked, putting his hand against her face, (making her ever redder.)

She pulled his hand away from her face and struggled to try and convince him she was ok. "Y-yes, I'm allright." Laura stood up and walked a few feet away before looking over her shoulder with a small smile and said. "And...thanks for...you know, saving me."

Shawn was the one hiding a blush now. "No problem."

Laura caught the blush and grinned. She walked up to him and, deciding to be bold, grabbed his hand and started to lead him out of the alley way. "Come on. Let's go home."

"Yeah." and so the two walked home hand and hand, each wondering what this meant for them, temporarily forgetting what dangers lurk in the shadows.

Aburameclanhead: Sorry for my failure to update sooner. I have my reasons but I won't make excuses. Please review. Seriously, any reviews are appreciated and they really cheer me up and get me in the mood to write more.